A Small Dose of HIV? HIV Vaccine Mental Models and Risk Communication

Autor/inn/en	Newman, Peter A.; Seiden, Danielle S.; Roberts, Kathleen J.; Kakinami, Lisa; Duan, Naihua
Titel	A Small Dose of HIV? HIV Vaccine Mental Models and Risk Communication
Quelle	In: Health Education & Behavior, 36 (2009) 2, S.321-333 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1090-1981
DOI	10.1177/1090198107305078
Schlagwörter	Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS); Age; Focus Groups; Immunization Programs; Community Centers; Clinics; Risk; Homosexuality; Ethnography; Fear; Computer Software; Qualitative Research; California + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Alter; Lebensalter; Immunisierung; Risiko; Homosexualität; Ethnografie; Furcht; Qualitative Forschung; Kalifornien
Abstract	Existing knowledge and beliefs related to HIV vaccines provide an important basis for the development of risk communication messages to support future HIV vaccine dissemination. This study explored HIV vaccine mental models among adults from segments of the population disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS. Nine focus groups were conducted with participants (N = 99; median age = 33 years; 48% female; 22% African American, 44% Latino, and 28% white) recruited from needle exchange sites, public clinics, and gay community centers in Los Angeles. Data were analyzed using narrative thematic analysis and Ethnograph qualitative software. Mental models of HIV vaccines included live virus, side effects, complete protection (100% efficacy, lifetime protection, reduced anxiety about HIV/AIDS), and "high-risk groups." HIV vaccine risk communication to counter undue fears of vaccine-induced infection and side effects and to mitigate exaggerated expectations of a "magic bullet" may be vital to the effectiveness of first-generation HIV vaccines in controlling the AIDS epidemic. (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10